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News on insurance and reinsurance industry hiring, appointments and people moves. News and announcements covering key hires and people moves across the global reinsurance, commercial and specialty insurance markets.
AM Best names Andrew Power Non-Exec Director to Boards of EMEA region
13th June 2022
Rating agency AM Best has appointed Andrew Power as an independent Non-Executive Director to the Boards of the business across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. With over 25 years of experience in the insurance and financial services sector, Power will oversee the agency’s EMEA region subsidiaries, A.M. Best ... Read the full article
Gallagher appoints Mike Parry as partner in its renewable energy team
10th June 2022
Gallagher has appointed Mike Parry as a partner in its renewable energy team to focus on offshore wind risks. In his new role, Parry will be responsible for delivering risk transfer solutions for clients as the offshore wind sector evolves, both in terms of new technology deployment and risk financing maturity ... Read the full article
Great American announces leadership succession within Specialty P&C divisions
10th June 2022
Great American Insurance Group has promoted two divisional presidents within its Specialty Property & Casualty (P&C) Group, in anticipation of planned retirements. The first promotion is Michael B. Mulvey, who has been named Divisional President within Great American’s FCIA – Trade Credit & Political Risk Division. He will succeed Phil Lally, ... Read the full article
ABIR makes committee leadership appointments
10th June 2022
The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) has announced new leadership for two of its important committees, drawing from the senior executive teams of member companies. Jevon Williams, of Chubb Bermuda, has been appointed Co-Chair of the ABIR Policy Committee, alongside continuing Co-Chair Gemma Carreiro, General Counsel of Hamilton Insurance ... Read the full article
Howden Re recruits Matt Beard as President of Global Programs
10th June 2022
Howden Insurance Brokers Limited has appointed Matt Beard as Managing Director and President of Global Programs at its reinsurance broking arm, Howden Re. The hire follows news that Howden is planning to acquire TigerRisk Partners in a $400 million deal as it looks to create a “much-needed” fourth global reinsurance ... Read the full article
MS Amlin names Katie Wolff as new UK country manager
10th June 2022
MS Amlin Insurance has appointed Katie Wolff to be its new country manager in the UK. The appointment still has to be approved by regulators but, once given, Wolff will oversee the property and casualty side of the MS Amlin’s UK business. Ludovic Sénécaut, CEO of MS Amlin Insurance, said in a ... Read the full article
Mosaic Insurance appoints Foulger as Board Chair
10th June 2022
Specialty insurer, Mosaic Insurance has appointed Bermuda-based financial services executive Caroline Foulger as its Board Chair, effective immediately. Since 2013, Foulger has been an independent, non-executive director within the financial services industry. Previously she was a partner at PwC Bermuda, a role she worked in for 12 years, where she primarily lead ... Read the full article
WTW appoints Timothy Pratt to new role in its ICT business
10th June 2022
WTW has appointed Timothy Pratt as director of actuarial property and casualty in its Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) business. According to a statement from the firm, Pratt will be responsible for leading project teams focused on designing and implementing client reserving solutions. He will also play a key role in ... Read the full article
Markel Intl. appoints Bryan Dressler Head to senior W&I role
9th June 2022
Markel International has announced that it has appointed Bryan Dressler as Head of warranty and indemnity (W&I) for its professional and financial risk (PFR) division. He will be based at Markel’s London officer and will report to David Sawyer, divisional managing director of PFR at Markel International. Within his new role, Dressler will be ... Read the full article
Aon expands MasterTrust team
9th June 2022
Re/insurance broker Aon has made three new appointments to support growth in its master trust and related defined contribution (DC) solutions. Hâf Lloyd-Birchall joins as a senior client manager, having previously worked as a DC consultant at PwC, where she supported a range of companies on governance, communications, and scheme strategy ... Read the full article
wefox appoints Hanna Jacobsson to Board
9th June 2022
wefox, a Berlin-based full-stack digital insurance company has appointed Hanna Jacobsson to the Board. The company has stated that Jacobsson will serve as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. An actuary by profession, Jacobsson started out her career specialising in finance and held roles such as Vice Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at ... Read the full article
ICA adds Swiss Re’s Sharon Ooi to Board
9th June 2022
The Board of the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has announced that Sharon Ooi has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the ICA Board. Ooi is Managing Director, Head of Australia and New Zealand, for Swiss Re, and a member of the Australian Financial Services Council (FSC) Life Board Committee. She ... Read the full article
SiriusPoint appoints Bobby Heerasing to new role as UK country branch manager
9th June 2022
SiriusPoint has appointed Bobby Heerasing as UK country branch manager. The moves follows the link-up between the firm and Mosaic, which was first announced in March. Following, and subject to the close of the transaction as well as Lloyd’s and regulatory approvals, Robert Harman, CEO of SiriusPoint London and managing director ... Read the full article
Liberty GTS names Regional Manager for Asia Pacific
9th June 2022
Liberty Global Transaction Solutions has announced the appointment of Geoffrey Lee as the Liberty GTS Regional Manager, Asia Pacific (APAC). In this role, Lee will continue to report to William Lewis, Head of Asia Pacific for Liberty GTS. Lee is a qualified solicitor specializing in corporate M&A, having previously established his legal ... Read the full article
Insurtech Cytora names Zaheer Hooda as Head of North America
9th June 2022
UK insurtech Cytora has appointed Zaheer Hooda - former Senior Vice President of Data and Digital Enablement for Hiscox USA, as its Head of North America. Within his new role, Hooda will bring his fifteen years of experience within the industry, which includes driving strategic operational and digital transformation projects for ... Read the full article
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